Nominations are OPEN for the 2nd Annual Women In Business Competition! Recognizing women who have made meaningful contributions to the Sarasota and Bradenton communities through their business, non-profit and philanthropic endeavors the second year of this competition promises to showcase impressive local talent. Each nominee will submit a formal application to share her story of success. SRQ is proud to announce the 2015 panel of judges that will review and identify the winners: Sam Bond, president and owner, Sam Bond Benefit Group; Wanda Lipscomb-Vasquez, director, Florida Institute of Technology Women’s Business Center; Jo Watson Hackl, attorney, Wyche, P.A.; Nancy Whitworth, deputy city manager, director of economic development, City of Greenville, SC; Jill Langford Dame, executive director, Leadership Jacksonville, Inc.; Donna Orender, CEO, Orender Unlimited; and Linda Simmons, president and CEO, R.R. Simmons Construction Corporation. Nominations for the 2015 Women in Business Competition open on Monday, January 12 and close on Friday, February 6, 2015. For information on the 2015 SRQ Women in Business competition, visit the Inside the Brand blog. Nominees, finalists and winners will be recognized in the May 2015 edition of SRQ. To nominate someone you know, visit SRQMagazine.com/HearMeRoar